Phase Ia Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Bunker Hill 69/12.47kV Substation and 69Kv Tapline in Morgan County, Indiana

Abstract

On 31 March 2005, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory Office of Cultural Resource Management (GBL-OCRM), Indiana University, conducted a Phase Ia archaeological survey of the proposed Bunker Hill 69/12.47kV substation and 69kV tap line construction project in Morgan County, Indiana, under contract with Hoosier Energy. Background research and field survey were conducted to: (1) identify and document all cultural resources in the project area; (2) provide an evaluation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (IRHSS); and (3) make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant sites. This survey was conducted incompliance with Section 106 of the 1066 National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended. Shovel probe survey was conducted within the project boundaries on a 10 x 10 m grid. Approximately 70 percent of the project corridor subsurface is disturbed due to the presence of apre-existing transmission line corridor that bisects the corridor. Based on the absence of cultural material within the project corridor as it is currently defined, it is the opinion of the GBL-OCRM that no further archaeological work is required, and archaeological clearance is recommended. However, if artifacts, cultural features, and/or remains that might prove to be human are discovered during earth-moving activities, the State Historic Preservation Officer at the Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA), Indiana Department of Natural Resources, should be contacted immediately.